"We did a lot of strafing and bombing there."[5]. Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). Captain Garth calls in all of his favors with a long-time friend to investigate the charges against the Sakuras. American Admiral Chester Nimitz plays a desperate gamble by sending his last remaining aircraft carriers to Midway before the Japanese to set up his own ambush. Cmdr. Most of the original footage portrays later and/or different events and thus planes and ships that were not operational during the battle or did not take part. (as Ken Pennell), ARM1 / 2 010 chce zobaczyć . Pollock, David. Which of these airplane pilots would you hire? (voice) (uncredited), Lt. Cmdr. [17], Shortly after its successful theatrical debut, additional material was assembled and shot in standard 4:3 ratio for a TV version of the film, which aired on NBC. Midway Airport in Chicago is named in honor of the Battle of Midway. Cast member Henry Fonda (Admiral Nimitz) had been one of the narrators of the 1942 John Ford documentary The Battle of Midway, some footage from which was used in the 1976 film. Additionally, despite being asked to transfer his flag, Nagumo initially didn’t move and was reluctant to leave the Akagi, just muttering, “It's not time yet,”.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
"[12] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it a "tired combat epic" and wrote, "Hollywood may mean well, or imagine it does, but it's a little appalling to think that authentic acts of bravery and sacrifice have become the pretext for such feeble, inadequate dramatization. The film follows two threads; one centered on the Japanese chief strategist Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, and the other on naval aviators Captain Matt Garth and his son, Ensign Thomas Garth.
"We did a lot of strafing and bombing there."[5]. Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). Captain Garth calls in all of his favors with a long-time friend to investigate the charges against the Sakuras. American Admiral Chester Nimitz plays a desperate gamble by sending his last remaining aircraft carriers to Midway before the Japanese to set up his own ambush. Cmdr. Most of the original footage portrays later and/or different events and thus planes and ships that were not operational during the battle or did not take part. (as Ken Pennell), ARM1 / 2 010 chce zobaczyć . Pollock, David. Which of these airplane pilots would you hire? (voice) (uncredited), Lt. Cmdr. [17], Shortly after its successful theatrical debut, additional material was assembled and shot in standard 4:3 ratio for a TV version of the film, which aired on NBC. Midway Airport in Chicago is named in honor of the Battle of Midway. Cast member Henry Fonda (Admiral Nimitz) had been one of the narrators of the 1942 John Ford documentary The Battle of Midway, some footage from which was used in the 1976 film. Additionally, despite being asked to transfer his flag, Nagumo initially didn’t move and was reluctant to leave the Akagi, just muttering, “It's not time yet,”.
The latter, however, was actually performed by VB-3 dive bomber squadron led by LCDR Maxwell Leslie. Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. It runs four hours with commercials. movie theaters are playing Midway (1976) near you. Aide TMDb Score. c William E. Gallagher, Adm. Yamamoto ", "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. In the TV version of the film Susan Sullivan appears playing Matt Garth's girlfriend. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a … Tora! Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Filming of 'Midway': Making War for the Movies". The film omits that the Japanese destroyer, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 15:08. Midway was shot at the Terminal Island Naval Base, Los Angeles, California, the U.S. 61 of 75 people found this review helpful.
A subordinate quietly asks, "Admiral, you must transfer your flag. Looking for movie tickets? Aubrey W. Fitch This is the story that is told so well. The music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were both highly regarded.
Besides, Layton was not a flyer. When the Akagi is bombed, Nagumo is stunned by the force of the bomb's blast, and is unable to get up, being tended to by Genda. … This is a famous radio transmission but it was made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea by Lieutenant Commander Robert E. Dixon after his dive bomber squadron sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō.[26].
Midway We can't trade them carrier for carrier, Matt. Cast + Crew; June 18, 1976; PG, 2 hr 12 min Drama Action/Adventure; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets? In the movie, American pilots report, "They've got bombs stacked all over their flight deck! The other Sensurround films were Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and Battlestar Galactica (1978). Successful in saving Midway, but at a heavy cost, Nimitz reflects that Yamamoto "had everything going for him", asking "were we better than the Japanese, or just luckier? The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. After the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, The Imperial Japanese Navy has been undefeated and outnumbers the American naval forces by four to one. View production, box office, & company info, If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight, John Ford movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best. |
May 1941. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. There were no P-40s stationed at Midway, only Marine F4F Wildcats and F2A-3 Buffalos. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Admiral Nimitz:
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Midway (1976) ... More. [6][7] It went on to gross over $43 million at the box office, becoming the tenth most popular movie of 1976 with theatrical rentals of $20,300,000. Admiral William F. Halsey Cliff Robertson. We caught 'em flat-footed! But will it happen? Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. | The on-board scenes were filmed in the Gulf of Mexico aboard USS Lexington. While this is reasonable for the sake of storytelling, it could not have happened as it was unimaginable to put such a valuable officer as fleet intelligence officer in harm's way. Later video versions dropped Sullivan to emphasize the essentially all-male cast and wartime action. More flag officers took part at the decision making and planning before the battle, not just Nimitz, Fletcher and Spruance. There were no plane crashes into ships in this battle. This is the story that is told so well. The regular soundtrack (dialog, background and music) was monaural; a second optical track was devoted to low frequency rumble added to battle scenes and when characters were near unmuffled military engines. | Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, made one month earlier during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Decisive U.S. sea battle flounders in Hollywood, "IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement", Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway, "Adm. Robert E. Dixon, Hero of a Naval Battle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midway_(1976_film)&oldid=986388735, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Strona główna filmu . A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. (uncredited), Ann (TV version only) Chicago's main airport, O'Hare, was named after Navy fighter pilot LT Edward O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Synopsis. May 1941. One of the most flagrant moments is Matt Garth's collision at the very end of the movie, which is followed by the recording of a post-war Grumman F9F Panther jet plane crash which actually occurred on USS Midway. The film was the second of only four films released with a Sensurround sound mix which required special speakers to be installed in movie theatres. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) Robert Mitchum . Official Sites Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in the one of the most important battles in history. The cruiser Nagara is close by. Many of the action sequences used footage from earlier films: most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots from 20th Century Fox's Tora! He spoke Japanese and was key to transposing raw outputs of cryptography analysis into meaningful intelligence for Nimitz and his staff. | A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. While most characters portray real persons, some of them are fictional though inspired by actual people.
(uncredited), Naval Officer /
Several action scenes, including the one where a Mitsubishi A6M Zero slams into Yorktown's bridge, were taken from Away All Boats (1956); scenes of Doolittle's Tokyo raid at the beginning of the film are from Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). Midway (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tora!
Ken Cunningham This version brought in successful ratings.[18]. Matt Garth's character thus combine three actual people involved in the battle.
", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. TMDb Score. As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Garbage, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA. First, an intelligence officer at Adm. Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers from USS Yorktown. Midway often refers to: . Written by However, Nagumo was certainly not stunned by the blast, and unable to get up. "[14] Janet Maslin panned the film in Newsweek, stating that it "never quite decides whether war is hell, good clean fun, or merely another existential dilemma.
Part of this additional footage is available as a bonus feature on the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment DVD of Midway.
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